Morphological, molecular and 3D synchrotron X-ray tomographic characterizations of Helicascus satunensis sp. nov., a novel mangrove fungus.

ABSTRACT: A new species of Helicascus satunensis sp. nov. was collected on mature dead fruits of the Nypa palm in Satun Province, southern Thailand. Its morphological characteristics are similar to those of the genus Helicascus. Recently, a genus Helicascus with three species from marine habitats worldwide was studied. The morphology of this fungus was investigated and combined with multigene sequence analyzes of small subunit (SSU), large subunit (LSU), internal transcribed spacer (ITS) ribosomal DNA, translation elongation factor 1-alpha (TEF-1α) and RNA polymerase II (RPB2) genes. Morphologically, H. satunensis sp. nov. is characterized by semi-immersed, lenticular ascomata, multilocules, a bitunicate ascus and smooth, obovoid, dark brown ascospores that

SUBMITTER: Preedanon S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11552490 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature